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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

Pfizer Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Mar 29, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 28, 2025 Jun 29, 2025 Mar 30, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 29, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021
Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt 3,890 3,154 4,303 4,295 4,470 6,946 9,699 11,944 8,232 10,350 2,548 3,985 4,188 2,945 4,040 5,990 645 2,241 3,629 3,888 4,352
Trade accounts payable 4,506 5,240 5,024 5,166 5,240 5,633 5,314 5,106 5,591 6,710 5,338 6,081 6,123 6,809 6,267 6,208 5,506 5,578 4,698 4,327 4,064
Dividends payable 2,445 2,445 2,437 2,380 2,372 2,315 2,303 2,245 2,245 2,249 2,191 2,184
Income taxes payable 3,130 3,103 3,799 3,675 3,105 2,910 2,877 2,884 3,192 2,349 1,898 2,928 1,969 1,587 3,071 3,350 3,177 1,266 4,496 1,742 1,401
Accrued compensation and related items 2,715 3,610 3,036 2,447 2,607 3,838 3,383 2,566 2,192 2,776 2,372 1,972 2,277 3,407 2,852 1,997 2,249 3,332 2,571 2,015 1,985
Other current liabilities 20,107 19,432 20,434 19,698 21,030 21,231 21,938 18,939 21,290 23,237 18,980 17,366 22,005 25,087 25,839 27,620 27,691 28,005 24,218 21,508 14,850
Current liabilities 34,348 36,984 36,596 37,726 36,452 42,995 43,211 43,819 40,497 47,794 31,136 34,647 36,562 42,138 44,314 47,410 39,268 42,671 41,803 35,664 26,652
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 60,565 61,641 57,409 57,502 57,639 57,405 58,002 57,506 61,307 61,538 61,048 61,356 31,704 32,884 32,629 34,294 35,656 36,195 36,250 35,354 35,347
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations 1,984 2,041 2,157 2,130 2,021 2,115 2,073 2,040 2,076 2,167 2,166 2,184 2,179 2,250 2,960 3,257 3,494 3,724 4,303 4,939 5,161
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities 2,412 2,401 2,467 2,481 2,258 2,122 2,158 2,227 931 640 1,125 1,232 1,067 1,023 616 558 655 349 328 4,161 4,355
Other taxes payable 3,705 3,591 3,401 3,313 5,724 6,112 5,905 6,532 8,603 8,534 8,099 8,052 9,860 9,812 9,701 10,990 11,574 11,331 11,336 11,259 11,759
Other noncurrent liabilities 14,200 14,727 13,605 13,931 13,297 14,150 15,569 16,094 15,123 16,540 14,243 13,404 13,009 13,181 12,239 11,312 10,508 9,743 9,201 8,228 6,679
Noncurrent liabilities 82,866 84,401 79,039 79,357 80,939 81,904 83,707 84,399 88,040 89,419 86,681 86,228 57,819 59,150 58,145 60,411 61,887 61,342 61,418 63,941 63,301
Total liabilities 117,214 121,385 115,635 117,083 117,391 124,899 126,918 128,218 128,537 137,213 117,817 120,875 94,381 101,288 102,459 107,821 101,155 104,013 103,221 99,605 89,953
Common stock 482 481 481 481 481 480 480 480 480 478 478 478 478 476 476 476 476 473 473 472 472
Additional paid-in capital 94,773 94,469 94,248 94,053 93,856 93,603 93,477 93,197 92,997 92,631 92,496 92,329 92,153 91,802 91,359 91,183 90,844 90,591 89,973 89,336 89,002
Treasury stock (115,190) (115,015) (115,011) (115,010) (115,008) (114,763) (114,760) (114,757) (114,755) (114,487) (114,485) (114,482) (114,473) (113,969) (113,945) (113,939) (113,932) (111,360) (111,358) (111,354) (111,348)
Retained earnings 117,239 114,610 121,149 117,609 119,590 116,725 121,060 116,596 121,318 118,353 126,411 128,796 131,101 125,656 122,966 116,607 111,193 103,394 102,252 96,346 95,158
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (7,203) (8,069) (8,066) (8,438) (8,581) (7,842) (7,971) (7,816) (7,758) (7,961) (7,966) (8,102) (8,289) (8,304) (8,225) (7,119) (6,157) (5,897) (5,649) (4,758) (4,664)
Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity 90,101 86,476 92,801 88,695 90,338 88,203 92,286 87,700 92,282 89,014 96,934 99,019 100,970 95,661 92,631 87,208 82,424 77,201 75,691 70,042 68,620
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests 303 299 295 317 299 294 272 275 276 274 270 274 266 255 260 261 261 261 276 273 245
Total equity 90,404 86,775 93,096 89,012 90,637 88,497 92,558 87,975 92,558 89,288 97,204 99,293 101,236 95,916 92,891 87,469 82,685 77,462 75,967 70,315 68,865
Total liabilities and equity 207,618 208,160 208,731 206,095 208,028 213,396 219,476 216,193 221,095 226,501 215,021 220,168 195,617 197,204 195,350 195,290 183,840 181,475 179,188 169,920 158,818

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04).


The overall financial structure exhibits a significant expansion in total liabilities and equity, growing from 158.8 billion USD in April 2021 to a peak of 226.5 billion USD in December 2023, before stabilizing around 207.6 billion USD by March 2026. This growth is primarily driven by a substantial increase in long-term debt and a corresponding shift in the company's capital composition.

Long-Term Debt and Noncurrent Liabilities
A pivotal shift in the capital structure occurred in July 2023, where long-term debt, excluding the current portion, jumped from approximately 31.7 billion USD to 61.4 billion USD. This elevated level of debt remained relatively constant, fluctuating between 57.4 billion USD and 61.6 billion USD through March 2026. Consequently, noncurrent liabilities rose from a range of 58 billion to 63 billion USD in the 2021-2022 period to a higher plateau between 79 billion and 89 billion USD from 2023 onwards.
Current Liabilities and Short-Term Obligations
Current liabilities showed significant volatility, peaking at 47.8 billion USD in December 2023. Short-term borrowings experienced sharp fluctuations, notably spiking to 11.9 billion USD in June 2024 before decreasing to 3.9 billion USD by March 2026. Other current liabilities remained a substantial component of the short-term profile, generally fluctuating between 17 billion and 28 billion USD throughout the analyzed period.
Shareholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
Total equity experienced a period of growth, rising from 68.9 billion USD in April 2021 to a peak of 101.2 billion USD in April 2023. Following this peak, equity entered a phase of moderate decline and stabilization, ending at 90.4 billion USD in March 2026. Retained earnings followed a similar trajectory, peaking at 131.1 billion USD in April 2023 before contracting to 117.2 billion USD by the end of the period.
Capital Management and Treasury Stock
A consistent increase in the magnitude of treasury stock is observed, moving from negative 111.3 billion USD in April 2021 to negative 115.2 billion USD in March 2026. This indicates a sustained commitment to share repurchases. Additionally, accumulated other comprehensive loss widened from 4.7 billion USD in early 2021 to a peak of 8.6 billion USD in March 2024, before recovering slightly to 7.2 billion USD by March 2026.
Total Liability and Equity Trends
The total balance sheet expanded by approximately 30% between April 2021 and March 2026. While the initial growth was balanced between equity and liabilities, the later stages of the period were characterized by a higher reliance on long-term debt to sustain the expanded asset base, as evidenced by the stabilization of total equity at levels below its 2023 peak despite the overall increase in total liabilities.

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